At the National Chess Congress, four tied for first: IMs Smith, Krush, GM-elect Lenderman and GM Stripunsky. Kraai and Shankland tied for 1st at the CalState Champs. Landaw, Matikozyan and Khachiyan tied for first at the American Open.
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GM Melikset Khachiyan, IM Andranik Matikozyan, and Master Julian Landaw
lead the 45th Annual American Open in
Los Angeles at the halfway point with 3½ of 4. Randy Hough reports from the scene.
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As soon as chessplayers slept off the turkey, Major Grand Prix tournaments began in Los Angeles and Philadelphia. See live coverage fo the National Chess Congress and look for upcoming video from Philly and stories from LA.
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After losing two American players in round two playoffs, the bad news continued for the American squad at the World Cup. Gata Kamsky lost with White in the first game of his match with Wesley So and was unable to even the score in game two.
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In the World Cup round two tiebreaks, two American players, GM
Alexander Shabalov and Varuzhan Akobian were eliminated in the rapids. Good luck to our sole remaining American player, Gata Kamsky, who plays Wesley So in round 3.
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In the US Chess League semifinals, the New York Knights and the Miami Sharks beat New Jersey and San Francisco, despite both of the winning teams being up against draw odds. New York and Miami will face off in the final on Dec. 7.
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Andrew Samuelson from George Mason University and Luciana Morales from
the University of Texas at Brownsville finished tied for first in the 3rd Annual Duncan Oxley Memorial tournament (the annual online collegiate individual championship.)
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In conjunction with the 2010 Denker Championship and Tournament of College Champions will be a new National event: The US Girls Junior Open. All three events will be held in Irvine, CA from July 31 to August 3.
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WIM Dr. Alexey Root covers the University of Texas at Dallas Invitationals, where norm hopefuls play in two sections. Read about consolatory ice-cream, a two-minute match and follow analysis by UTD Junior Tautvydas Vedrickas.
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The second round of the World Cup, the American squad had two decisive results: Gata Kamsky won with Black over Zhou Weiqi and Onischuk lost to Naiditsch. Shabalov and Akobian both scored draws.
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